From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2003-03-19T13:04:50+09:00
Subject: Re: XML too hard (YAML opportunity?)

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From: <jbritt@ruby-doc.org>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: XML too hard (YAML opportunity?)


> I'm puzzled, too, by claims of large YAML popularity in the Ruby
community.
> There appears to be a core group here that make regular posts on YAML, and
of
> course anytime the string "XML" appears in a message a
> mailbot sends an autopost follow-up message urging the use of YAML.  ;)
But beyond
> that, I don't know.

Heh... you are so cynical.

I'm just playing YAML's advocate here... :)
even though I've never used it.

It's not just the mysterious whytheluckystiff
who posts about YAML. There's a small but loyal
sub-community here who apparently use it and
love it.

The only example I can/will give is Rich Kilmer,
who is a YAML enthusiast (and who impresses me
with his technical ability). He, of course, is
the reason FreeRIDE uses YAML.

Of course, there are probably even more fans of
REXML. And you are probably correct in saying
that XML and YAML are not totally comparable.
From my limited knowledge of XML, Randal Schwartz's
post seemed on-target to me.

Cheers,
Hal